TweetI must say guns is the man

Tweeti am going to say this: after a full week off due to being hurt and 2 weeks of deloading i am chomping to get back at it hard core again. tomorrow fires it up and i am freaking stoked for a new run. offseason is almost over and it is time to hunker down and add to it as much as humanly possible

Tweettoday:

abs/legs
standing cable crunches 70x15/6
roller work
bb stiff leg deads 45x8 95x8 145x8 195x8 245x8 295x8
bulgarian split squats 25x10 45x10 65x10 ds80x10(1)ds 65x10(1)ds 45x10(1)ds 25x10(1)
squats(speed) 135x8 185x8 225x8 275x8 315x8 (shaking like a cat shitting razor blades and back held up till 275 then a little pain but not to bad)
leg extensions 120x12 ds135x12ds 105x12
lying leg curls 100x15 ds120x15ds 80x15
roller work

done for the day. back felt great during stiffs with no issues. was ready to puke after the 3d set of splits and had to drag puke bucket over haha. back held up great until 275 then when i unracked it i got a smidge of pain but nothing really really bad. same thing with 315. i lost speed around 7 so i called it at that point. great nasty brutal session for sure. i am broke off and still have to do the trick or treat walk of death today. so i am probably going to be a hurting unit tonight haha


meal 1
16oz tilipia
1 cinnamon roll
meal 2
protein cakes
intra
4 scoop intra md
meals 3
16oz tilapia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 4
tbd. i got a neighborhood party that will prob be southern bbq and burgers. so that's prob what it will be
snacky candies of some sort. very limited of course
meal 5
16oz turkey
1/4 cup sour kraut

Tweettoday:

abs/chest/delts/calves
free hang leg raises x10/4
standing cable crunches 70x10/4
incline db press 25x8 45x8 65x8 85x8 105x8 ds115x8ds 75x8ds 55x8
incline press 135x6 225x6 245x6 255x6 265x6
machine press ss 80x10ss 100x10ss 120x10ss 140x10ss 160x10ss
intra chest stretching ss 10sec x5
reverse peck deck 75x20 90x20 90x20
standing db lats 25x10ss 30x10ss 35x10ss
banded over and backs ss x10/3
seated db press 60x8 65x8 65x8
standing calf raise ss 135x10(20)ss 155x10(20)ss 175x10(20)ss 195x10(20)ss
tibia machine ss ss30x57 ss30x51 ss30x49 ss30x44

done for the day. great workout today, felt really good and strong. lower back is a little tight but not to bad at all but my legs and ass are sore as hell. when i say sore, it is a just fall down into the seat or onto the toilet seat sore. that's pretty good considering my legs can handle a nasty beating. i am sure my chest and shoulders will be pretty nasty tomorrow as well with the added stretching and stuff i am not used to doing. nasty pump though and moved some really good weights for 1st week back in.

meal 1
16oz tilipia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 2
protein cakes
intra
2 and a half scoop intra md
meals 3
16oz tilapia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 4
16oz steak
8 oz red potatoes
large green salad
meal 5
16oz turkey
1/4 cup sour kraut

i actually didnt go to far on my cheat yesterday. i probably didnt even have double the regular number of cals. so all in all a tasty one but not as big as usual haha

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Originally Posted by guns01

today:

abs/legs
standing cable crunches 70x15/6
roller work
bb stiff leg deads 45x8 95x8 145x8 195x8 245x8 295x8
bulgarian split squats 25x10 45x10 65x10 ds80x10(1)ds 65x10(1)ds 45x10(1)ds 25x10(1)
squats(speed) 135x8 185x8 225x8 275x8 315x8 (shaking like a cat shitting razor blades and back held up till 275 then a little pain but not to bad)
leg extensions 120x12 ds135x12ds 105x12
lying leg curls 100x15 ds120x15ds 80x15
roller work

done for the day. back felt great during stiffs with no issues. was ready to puke after the 3d set of splits and had to drag puke bucket over haha. back held up great until 275 then when i unracked it i got a smidge of pain but nothing really really bad. same thing with 315. i lost speed around 7 so i called it at that point. great nasty brutal session for sure. i am broke off and still have to do the trick or treat walk of death today. so i am probably going to be a hurting unit tonight haha


meal 1
16oz tilipia
1 cinnamon roll
meal 2
protein cakes
intra
4 scoop intra md
meals 3
16oz tilapia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 4
tbd. i got a neighborhood party that will prob be southern bbq and burgers. so that's prob what it will be
snacky candies of some sort. very limited of course
meal 5
16oz turkey
1/4 cup sour kraut

Why the hell are you doing Stiff Legged DL before squats especially since your back is giving you trouble? Do you have a death wish? Do Lying Leg Curls or Seated Leg Curls the way Meadows recommends then squat you pump up the hams without stressing the lower back!

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Originally Posted by stevekern

Why the hell are you doing Stiff Legged DL before squats especially since your back is giving you trouble? Do you have a death wish? Do Lying Leg Curls or Seated Leg Curls the way Meadows recommends then squat you pump up the hams without stressing the lower back!

haha, it is my new programming from him and it is to shock them up. trust me, their were lots and lots of mobility and warming up prior to doing them and i stopped a set or two short of what i could have pushed up to just to be on the safe side. my back is 99% good now more so annoying than hurt. i think the next few series we go back to regular training setup. funny thing is my legs glutes and hams are more so than they have been in a very very long time. so the change up def kicked in big time and my back is good today

Tweettoday:

abs/back
10 min treadmill warmup
incline situps x10/4
standing cable crunches 70x10/4
standing band crunches x10/4
roller work
meadows rows 25x8 50x8 75x8 100x8 125x8 150x8 150x8 150x8
one arm sup pulldowns 45x10 70x10 95x10 115x10 ds95x8ds 70x10ds 45x12
db pullovers with iso hold 60x12(1) 70x12(1) 80x12(1)
assist chins x8 x8 ds x8ds x8ds x7
banded hypers x10 x10 x10(dropped band and did 15 more)

done for the day and i am toasted haha. i will say though that with the pump from today, i actually looked pretty freaking massive even to me. my entire back filled up from top to bottom after the first two movements. killer workout but damn if it wasnt a kick in the nuts. quick side note, my ass and hams are still destroyed and so freaking sore i can barely stand to sit. most likely going to be a quad only session tomorrow for sure unless i recover over night


meal 1
16oz tilipia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 2
protein cakes
intra
4 scoop intra md
meals 3
16oz tilapia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 4
8oz turkey meat sauce
1/2 cup quinoa pasta
meal 5
16oz turkey
1/4 cup sour kraut

TweetGuns I gotta say I hit the gym 4 hrs ago but ur journal are such a INSPERATION I wanna go agin keep killing it BIG BROTHER

Tweettoday:

abs/legs/calves
10 min treadmill warmup
standing cable crunches 70x10/6
leg raises x10/4
roller work and low back/ham stretching
leg extensions 60x20 75x20 90x20 105x20 120x20 135x20/3
safety squat bar squats 155x12 205x12 245x12 295x12 335x12
hip flexor raise on hip machine 80x10/3
seated leg curls 105x15 120x15/3
toe press ts 190x25ts 290x25ts 330x20ts 250x20ts
standing calf raise bw ts x25/4
banded tibs work ts x12/4

done for the day. hams and glutes are still pretty tender so i opted for a quad dominate second leg day. still felt it though on the squats and the curls, so i went a little bit easy. over all great pump and workout. did some posing with someone today so that added to the workout a bit as well. well an hour post workout so i guess you could count that as some extra work haha.


meal 1
16oz tilipia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 2
protein cakes
intra
2 and a half scoop intra md
meals 3
16oz tilapia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 4
4 egg sandwhiches
oat meal bread
meal 5
16oz turkey
1/4 cup sour kraut

Tweettoday:

arms/calves/cardio (no abs yay)
10 min stepmill warmup
roller work
dual rope pressdowns ss 100x10ss 120x10ss 140x10ss
standing ez bar curls ss ss95x8ds75x6/3. did first set then dropped weight and did 6 more
bench dips ss x15/4ss
db hammers ss30x14/4
lying db tricep extensions 30x12/4ss
reverse bb curls ss40x15/4 (did forced stretches for 30 sec after tri and bi each set)
seated calf raise ss 50x10ss 75x10ss 100x10ss 125x10ss (did a 10 sec hold at the contraction and a 10sec hold in the stretch each set)
tibia raises ss 40xfailure/4
20 min stepmill steady state

done for the day. good workout even though i hate arms. only have one more week of direct arm work in this program so i am stoked to no end. calf work was a pretty stupid pump today also. yesterday wanst a sched off day but the wife had the day off from work so i went ahead and took it off with her and just had a full day of rest. it's nice to switch it up every now and then



meal 1
16oz tilipia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 2
protein cakes
intra
2 scoops intra md
meals 3
16oz tilapia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 4
16oz chicken w/ketchup
8oz sweet potato
meal 5
16oz turkey
1/4 cup sour kraut

Tweettoday:

back(secondary)
10 min treadmill warmup
rumble roller work
dy machine rows 80x10 100x10 160x10 190x12 200x10 235x8 160x10
chest supp t bar rows pro grip 80x12 90x10 125x8
assist chins x12 x10 x8
cable cobras 100x12 90x10 90x8
rope face pulls 120x12 140x10 160x8
banded face pulls just did three round of 20 sec holds till just short of failure
banded good mornings x20/3
did some serious 30 sec lat stretches
rumble roller work
20 min treadmill low and slow

done for the day. trained at a different gym today for some machines i needed. not the most motivating environment on the planet but it was not crowded, no egos and is very clean. so it's hard to beat that with a stick. i actually felt kind of sick going in and it slowed my workout down just a smidge but i knocked it all out in about an hour and 20 mins total. got some new bars in that are a replacement for my preworkout meal macros. they are very very tasty and have zero preservatives in them plus they dont taste like powder and arent hard as a freaking brick. quick note on the gut issues i have been having, i think it may be from changing up coffee brands. so we are going to test that theory out here shortly. it's that or i am getting sick


meal 1
protein cakes
meal 2
chocolate coconut best bar ever
intra
2 and a half scoops intra md
meals 3
16oz tilapia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 4
16oz chicken w/bbq
8oz sweet potato
meal 5
16oz turkey
1/4 cup sour kraut

Tweettoday:

abs/legs
standing cable crunches 70x10/6 (i am still doing these to open everything up and not really considering them training)
roller and mobility work
lying leg curls 60x8 80x8 100x8 120x8 140x8 160x8 ds160x8ds 130x8ds 90x17
squats 135x15 185x15 225x8 275x8 315x8 ds365x8ds 275x8ds 135x22 (drop set of death)
bulgarian split squats 30x10(1) 50x10(1) 70x10(1)
db stiff legs 55x10 65x10 75x10

done for the day. another nice kick in the nuts with this one haha. great workout though. i was a little upset with the depth on my first set of drops but i was wrapped and didnt have good feeling. my training partner said they were all rock bottom ham to calf so i will take it. should have shot a vid just so i could take a peek myself. now hopefully between the squats bulgarians and stiff i dont have a repeat of a broken ass for 3-4 days. that sucks when it is painful to step up and sit down haha


meal 1
protein cakes
meal 2
apple pie best bar ever
intra
4 scoops intra md
meals 3
16oz tilapia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 4
strombolli w/meat gravy
egg nog ice cream 1 cup
meal 5
16oz turkey
1/4 cup sour kraut

Tweettoday:

abs/chest/shoulders/calves
leg raise machine 50x10/4
incline crunches x10/4
flat db press 25x8 35x8 45x8 55x8 65x8 70x8 75x8 ds80x11ds 70x10ds 55x9 (didnt have a partner today nor amyone around i trusted so i had to improvise on this movement)
sm decline 135x6 225x6 235x6 245x6 265x6
machine flyes 120x10(1) 135x10(1) 150x10(1)
assist dips x15 x14 x11
machine bent over rear las 20x20 25x20 25x20
over and back press 95x10 115x10 115x10
seated db lats ss 20x10ss 25x10ss 30x10ss
banded over and back ss x10/3
standing calf raise ss 135x10(20) 155x10(20) 175x10(20) 195x10(20)
tibia raises ss 40x44 ss40x39 ss40x31 ss40x25

done for the day. i had a little bit of shoulder pain and issues today and i wasnt able to go quite as heavy as i wanted because i was rolling solo. i still pumped the hell out of my chest and got in a very good productive session. other than that, nothing to note other than having a little more stress than usual and not getting a lot of sleep last couple of days. it will balance off in time and i will adjust as needed


meal 1
16oz tilapia
1/4 cup cream of rice
meal 2
protein cakes
intra
2 and a half scoops intra md
meals 3
16oz tilapia
1/2 cup cream of rice
meal 4
16oz turkey w/chili powder (nachos) w/cheese(fat free)
whole wheat tortilla chips 50g worth
meal 5
16oz turkey
1/4 cup sour kraut